26th London Marathon | |
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Venue | London, United Kingdom |
Date | 23 April 2006 |
Champions | |
Men | Felix Limo (2:06:39) |
Women | Deena Kastor (2:19:36) |
Wheelchair men | David Weir (1:29:48) |
Wheelchair women | Francesca Porcellato (1:59:57) |
The 2006 London Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Felix Limo in a time of 2:06:39 hours and the women's race was won by Deena Kastor of the United States in 2:19:36.
In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:29:48) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:59:57) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Weir was the first person to complete the course in under one and a half hours. [1]
Around 119,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,020 had their applications accepted and 33,578 started the race. [2] A total of 32,924 runners, 22849 men and 10,075 women, finished the race. [3]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Deena Kastor | United States | 2:19:36 | |
Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 2:21:29 | |
Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 2:21:46 | |
4 | Birhane Adere | Ethiopia | 2:21:52 |
5 | Galina Bogomolova | Russia | 2:21:58 |
6 | Mara Yamauchi | United Kingdom | 2:25:13 |
7 | Constantina Dita | Romania | 2:27:51 |
8 | Salina Kosgei | Kenya | 2:28:40 |
9 | Margaret Okayo | Kenya | 2:29:16 |
10 | Eri Hayakawa | Japan | 2:31:41 |
11 | Clague Jenny | United Kingdom | 2:36:10 |
12 | Stine Larsen | Norway | 2:37:31 |
13 | Alice Braham | United Kingdom | 2:40:38 |
14 | Holly May | United Kingdom | 2:44:59 |
15 | Gill Laithwaite | United Kingdom | 2:45:24 |
16 | Adela Salt | United Kingdom | 2:47:41 |
17 | Imogene Thornburgh | United Kingdom | 2:48:43 |
18 | Birhan Dagne | United Kingdom | 2:49:48 |
19 | Maxine McKinnon | United Kingdom | 2:50:27 |
20 | Barbara Yff Hosack | Netherlands | 2:50:36 |
— | Lisa Blommé | Sweden | DNF |
— | Lucy MacAlister | United Kingdom | DNF |
— | Helena Olofsson | Sweden | DNF |
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:29:48 CR | |
Saúl Mendoza | Mexico | 1:37:52 | |
Alain Fuss | France | 1:39:37 | |
4 | Éric Teurnier | France | 1:43:52 |
5 | Brian Alldis | United Kingdom | 1:47:34 |
6 | Jeff Adams | Canada | 1:53:24 |
7 | Jason Richards | United Kingdom | 1:53:29 |
8 | Shaho Qadir | United Kingdom | 2:00:52 |
9 | Jason Gill | United Kingdom | 2:02:47 |
10 | Steve Willliamson | United Kingdom | 2:03:23 |
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 1:59:57 | |
Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 2:04:37 | |
Deborah Brennan | United Kingdom | 2:21:02 | |
4 | Sarah Piercy | United Kingdom | 2:39:10 |